This book is the trusted companion to three PBS segments exploring the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic, which is the worst man-made epidemic in the history of our nation, and the programs redefining the treatment and recovery process.

Author: Harry Wiland, Lewis Nelson, Andrew Kolodny
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Turner
Published: 02/25/2020
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781684423231

About the Author
Wiland, Harry: -

Harry Wiland, Co-President and Co-CEO of Media Policy Center (MPC) (www.mediapolicycenter.org), with a MFA in Film & Television from Columbia University's School of the Arts. He is the Co-Executive Producer and Director of the documentary film and public television series Do No Harm. Wiland has produced public television and multimedia forover 30 years. In 2002, with Dale Bell, he founded the MPC located in Santa Monica, CA and developed its media model. He has been the Co-Executive Producer and Director of all of MPC's major productions. In 2006, Harry was elected as an Ashoka Lifetime Fellows (ashoka.org). He is currently working on Our Kids: Narrowing the Opportunity Gap, a new 4-part series for PBS, hosted and written by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam. Since 1981, Wiland has been a director member of the Directors Guild of America and, since 2003, a member of the Television Academy. He lives in Venice, CA. The goal of Do No Harm: The Opioid Epidemic is saving lives through education.

Segall, Peter: -

Peter Segall is a journalist, writer, and researcher. He is experienced with both field reporting and intensive research for long form writing. He previously worked on the Media Policy Center's documentary series, "Our Kids: Narrowing the Opportunity gap based on the book Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Harvard professor Robert Putnam. Before starting work at the Empire, his work as a journalist has focused on three areas: urban planning and infrastructure, education, and the pharmaceutical industry. Before working as a journalist he spent nearly three years living in Hanoi, Vietnam teaching English as a second language to children and adults at various levels. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2011 with a double major in Literature and History with related coursework in Political Science.

Nelson, Lewis: -

Lewis Nelson, M.D., Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital. In August 2016, Dr. Nelson became the inaugural Chair of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, taking the helm from a series of formative and dedicated interim Chairs. He looks forward to sustaining the trajectory of progress that they have initiated and creating the premier academic department of emergency medicine in New Jersey and the region. His area of interests includes prescription drug abuse. Chief Advisor

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